Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #39800 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

tak'ntaken

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 91 times in 13 works
Consistency: 100% (91 of 91)
Reach if approved: ~96 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: take
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 91 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (91 changes in 13 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 91)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… bin to teach them els; which his purpose was not. And since they had tak'ntaken a liberty which the law gave not, he amuses & repells their tempting pride with …
With rule
… bin to teach them els; which his purpose was not. And since they had tak'ntaken a liberty which the law gave not, he amuses & repells their tempting pride with …
John Milton · Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Hee breaks mariage leſt, is to ſay, hee diſhonours not mariage; for leaſt is tak'ntaken in the Bible, and other good Authors, for, not at all. And a particular …
With rule
… Hee breaks mariage leſt, is to ſay, hee diſhonours not mariage; for leaſt is tak'ntaken in the Bible, and other good Authors, for, not at all. And a particular …
John Milton · Reply to a Nameless Answer Against Doctrine of Divorce · p. 21 · Open in the reader
Printed
Th' Ambaſsador of Peace ha… tak'ntaken his Leave.
With rule
Th' Ambaſsador of Peace ha… tak'ntaken his Leave.
John Danforth · Kneeling to God at Parting with Friends · p. 72 · Open in the reader
Printed
God moſt thereby. Next to be tak'ntaken away.
With rule
God moſt thereby. Next to be tak'ntaken away.
John Bryan · Harvest-Home · p. 45 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Ambassadour thinking not reasonable, step'd forward; but the Chancellor meeting him, would have tak'ntaken his Letters; to whom the Ambassadour said, that the Queen had directed no Letters …
With rule
… the Ambassadour thinking not reasonable, step'd forward; but the Chancellor meeting him, would have tak'ntaken his Letters; to whom the Ambassadour said, that the Queen had directed no Letters …
John Milton · A Brief History of Moscovia and Other Countries · p. 90 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and Enulf Earl of Somerſet conſpir'd againſt him; thir complaints were, that he had tak'ntaken with him Alfrid his youngeſt Son to be there inaugurated King, and brought home …
With rule
… and Enulf Earl of Somerſet conſpir'd againſt him; thir complaints were, that he had tak'ntaken with him Alfrid his youngeſt Son to be there inaugurated King, and brought home …
John Milton · The History of Britain · p. 192 · Open in the reader
Printed
The ground whence thou wast tak'ntaken, fitter Soile.
With rule
The ground whence thou wast tak'ntaken, fitter Soile.
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
… Children will be Children ſtill, and therefore no wonder, that there are ſo many tak'ntaken up with Childiſh Toys and Bartholomew trifles, but one wou'd think you and your …
With rule
… Children will be Children ſtill, and therefore no wonder, that there are ſo many tak'ntaken up with Childiſh Toys and Bartholomew trifles, but one wou'd think you and your …
James Owen · Church Pageantry Displayed · p. 24 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.